Late Neurovascular Compromise Secondary to a Malunited Clavicular Fracture in a Preadolescent

by Sekinat Kassim, and John F. Lovejoy

JBJS Case ConnectVolume 2(1):e8

February 22, 2012

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©2012 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Coronal-view CT angiogram demonstrating the compression of the subclavian artery beneath the hypertrophic mass.

Sekinat Kassim, and John F. Lovejoy JBJS Case Connect 2012;2:e8

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The arrows on the intraoperative photograph show the medial and lateral borders of the clavicle after the hypertrophic mass resection; the inset shows 3 cm of the involved clavicle and the

adjacent hypertrophic mass after osteotomy.

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Intraoperative fluoroscopic image of the reconstructed clavicle immediately postoperatively.

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Anteroposterior radiograph of the left clavicle one year postoperatively, showing the well-healed fracture.

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